Psychological depth in Tolkien's characters - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Finwe · 11-19-2003, 09:57 AM

mark, I agree with you, but I think that the true victory lies in overcoming the realization that your cause is hopeless and that you will probably die trying to fulfill it. I think that the greatest victory in Lord of the Rings wasn't the Battle of Pelennor Fields, or the Destruction of the Ring, rather, it was Sam's realization that he would go on to whatever end, even if it meant dying, to make sure that the Ring was destroyed and Sauron defeated. It was that last victory that made the book what it was, and made Sam the hero that he was.

11-19-2003, 09:57 AM	#11
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	mark, I agree with you, but I think that the true victory lies in overcoming the realization that your cause is hopeless and that you will probably die trying to fulfill it. I think that the greatest victory in Lord of the Rings wasn't the Battle of Pelennor Fields, or the Destruction of the Ring, rather, it was Sam's realization that he would go on to whatever end, even if it meant dying, to make sure that the Ring was destroyed and Sauron defeated. It was that last victory that made the book what it was, and made Sam the hero that he was. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.